I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Mar 2023
Interview
Had a behavioural interview and a technical. Technical was with a Quant Researcher who asked probability and estimation questions. The estimation questions had no guidance and were purely to see how you think about confidence intervals, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Guess the number of meeting rooms times the number of screens in this office.
I was rejected right after completing the online test. The process seems very unfair, I have been told that it is not unusual for people to cheat on the test.
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam)
Interview
5 stages of the interview, first was an automated iq test, then a quick behavioral interview, followed by a technical one. Afterwards, there is a take-home assignment and then finally a 2-hour final interview consisting of both behavioral and technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you put all the people on Earth in a cube, what dimensions would the cube have?
~4 uur lange tests, eerst twee codeervragen van 30 minuten per stuk, gevolgd door een lange lijst brainteasers/reactie/geheugen testjes. Moeilijkheid viel mee, maar scores moeten erg hoog zijn om door te gaan.